Recruit Profile: Brendan Lemieux

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Current Team:  Green Bay Gamblers (United States Hockey League)
Anticipated Arrival at UND:  2014
Position:  Forward
Birthday:  March 15th, 1996
Hometown:  Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height:  5'11"
Weight:  179
Shoots:  Left


Profiles & Press Clippings:

• Elite Prospect Profile Page (GTHL does not track individual player statistics)
• Green Bay Press-Gazette: Lemieux Aims to Step Out of Dad's Shadow (June 2012)
• Green Bay Gamblers: Gamblers Sign Brendan Lemieux to Tender (Feb 2012)
• GF Herald Commitment Article (Feb 2012 via HF Boards)
• Toronto Star: From NHL Stars to a Minor Hockey Bench (Jan 2011)
• Breakout Magazine: Family Ties - Pages 10 & 11 (Dec 2010)
• His father, Claude, played in 1215 games over 21 NHL seasons and won four Stanley Cup Championships, including in 1995 when he was named the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as Playoff MVP. His uncle Jocelyn also played in 597 games over 12 NHL seasons.
• NHL Entry Draft eligible in 2014

2012-13

• He will be playing for the Green Bay Gamblers of the Unites States Hockey League.

2011-12

• He played for the Toronto Red Wings AAA U-16 team in the Greater Toronto Hockey League, which does not track individual statistics.
• In January of 2012 he was named to the GTHL's Top Prospects Game, featuring 40 of the GTHL's highest rated players, but was unable to play in the game.
• In the fall of 2011 he attended a College Hockey Inc. showcase, where one coach said Lemieux "may have been the best player there." (The Hockey News Prospect Watch, Sept 2011)

2010-11

• 2010-11: Played for the Toronto Red Wing AAA Major Bantams of the GTHL.